Twelfth Bell

Forty-five years ago, eleven miners died in the dark. The town of Alder Hollow buried the truth along with them.Lila Bennett arrives in the remote mountain town seeking a quiet fresh start. She finds a community held hostage by its own history instead. When a local merchant vanishes and leaves behind a cryptic warning, Lila uncovers a hidden payroll ledger from 1978. The record proves the Laurel Mine collapse was not a tragic accident. It was a calculated murder.The town's most powerful families built their wealth on the silence of the victims. Mayor Celia Voss and the corrupt heritage fund will do anything to keep the past sealed. As Lila digs deeper into the abandoned mine shafts, she uncovers a secret that connects directly to her own family tree.Trapped in the mountains as a massive storm cuts off the roads, Lila must outwit a ruthless conspiracy. The original evidence is buried deep underground. The descendants of the victims are running out of time. Lila will have to risk everything to ring the final bell for the men Alder Hollow tried to forget.